RetroArch is an open-source (GPL-3.0-only) Android game by libretro. The APK we host is 30 MB, it needs Android 4.1 or newer, and it declares 4 permissions.
The file on this page is RetroArch 1.22.2, 29.51 MB, and it installs on Android 4.1 and newer.
We compared the signing certificate of this build with the certificate recorded the first time com.retroarch entered the site, and published both the file's SHA-256 and the certificate's fingerprint above so you can check the download yourself. That comparison says the file was not repackaged by someone else; it is not a review of what the game does.
The manifest inside the APK declares 4 permissions, none of which cover contacts, location, SMS, the camera or the microphone.
Its licence is GPL-3.0-only. We took this build from F-Droid, and the source for this exact version is linked below.
F-Droid, who build and sign this package, flag it: it relies on a network service that is not open source. We pass that on as they recorded it — we have not tested the game ourselves.
We do not show a star rating or an install count for this page: we have no measured figure for either, and a number we cannot source is worth less than an empty field.
- Version
- 1.22.2
- Size
- 29.51 MB
- Requires Android
- API 16
- Package
- com.retroarch
- Signature checked on
- Sep 21, 2026
- Where this file came from
- F-Droid
- Licence
- GPL-3.0-only
- Source code
- Source for this version
File SHA-256: 7120fd7a7f15b7a260366a8122c77070a80bc14bf28d34bc609439b2b52fdb64
Signing certificate (SHA-256): f2b1eabcde44d62b9692c52801077c931dcb86293c2b3967bdc644a1c8d837eb
We check that this file carries the same signing certificate as earlier releases of the same package. That shows the APK was not repackaged by someone else — it is not a security review of the app.
Declared permissions
- WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- INTERNET
- VIBRATE
More about this app
Our sister site 2113 Apps has a hand-written guide to RetroArch, with a breakdown of what its APK contains. Read about RetroArch on 2113 Apps
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